🏴 meaning at a glance
- Plain meaning: Unicode calls this emoji “flag with Scotland.” It identifies flag with Scotland in place, event, civic, or identity contexts. Use care with political topics.
- Usual tone: Geographic · Identity-Related
- Use with care: Read the words around it. The relationship, culture, and app design can change how it feels.
- Technical type: Flag Sequence from Emoji 5.0
What does 🏴 mean in messages?
Unicode calls this emoji “flag with Scotland.” It identifies flag with Scotland in place, event, civic, or identity contexts. Use care with political topics.
Use 🏴 for the represented place, identity, event, or geographic context. Unicode calls it “flag with Scotland.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.
For a wider view, browse flags emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the flag emoji sequence guide.
Example messages with 🏴
Unicode construction and code points
This copyable emoji is a flag sequence. It uses 7 core Unicode code points: U+1F3F4 waving black flag, U+E0067 tag latin small letter g, U+E0062 tag latin small letter b, U+E0073 tag latin small letter s, U+E0063 tag latin small letter c, U+E0074 tag latin small letter t, U+E007F cancel tag.
U+1F3F4waving black flagU+E0067tag latin small letter gU+E0062tag latin small letter bU+E0073tag latin small letter sU+E0063tag latin small letter cU+E0074tag latin small letter tU+E007Fcancel tagVersion and platform support
The flag: Scotland emoji was introduced in Emoji 5.0 and is classified in the subdivision flag subgroup. This emoji has broad support on modern platforms, but its artwork can still differ substantially between vendors.
Names, keywords, and classification
The standardized name is “flag: Scotland.” Search terms indexed for this entry include flag, scotland. It belongs to Flags and the subdivision flag subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.
Accessibility and clear wording
For alt text, start with “flag with Scotland.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.
Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.